RUMOR: Linkin Park's New Single To Be Called "Burn It Down" April 16th Release Date?

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  1. Elaine

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    We gave them our hearts.
     
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    And in return, we got soupy, poopy farts.
     
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    However, in between, there were pop tarts!
     
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    I really hope not. To top charts it means pop music, and I personally don't want that.
     
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    but the thing is all of their albums as topped the charts
    but that doesnt make LP a pop band, they were never pop and will never be pop
    they are their own genre, they are a "hybrid" band
     
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    Read this, originally posted by Xero21

    Okay, I can't believe I need to type this on a Linkin Park fansite, AGAIN, but I will. I guess I'll just copy/paste from the last time I did it. Here's a lesson on what pop music is for all Linkin Park fans out there. I know a thing or two about musical theory and writing music. Let me explain something to you:

    Hybrid Theory and Meteora were POP albums. And no, I do not mean "pop" as in "popular." I mean it was pop music.

    What are some of the characteristics of a Katy Perry song? A beat you can nod your head to, simple relatable lyrics, catchy choruses, and a formulaic song structure and chord progression. It has to be short enough and catchy enough to attract the ADD attention of the masses when its played on pop radio, so that it can sell a bunch of copies and make a lot of money.

    Let's think about Hybrid Theory and Meteora, shall we?

    Fun music you can nod your head to (headbang to)? Check.
    Simple lyrics that anyone can find a way to relate to in one way or another? Check.
    Catchy choruses? SUPER check.
    Formulaic song structure? Triple check, every song is about 3 minutes long and every heavy bridge comes in at the 2 minute mark. Like clockwork.
    Easy chord progressions? Check.

    "But OMG! Meteora is so hardcore because of teh screamz and teh rapz and teh guitar so kewl!"

    Can I tell you a secret? All the screaming and the rapping and the cool distorted guitar is nothing but a red herring. Hybrid Theory is pop music for the teenager who is "too cool" for Britney Spears. There's a reason Serj Tankian described System of a Down's music as pop.

    Pop music is not defined by how music SOUNDS. Soft =/= Pop The sound of pop music can be anything. Pop music is defined by how it's constructed. A Thousand Suns was the least pop of any of Linkin Park's albums, period. That is NOT an opinion, that is a musical FACT.

    I'm not judging anybody for liking Meteora more than A Thousand Suns, it just means you prefer heavy pop music.
     
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    Oh no pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease not the genre-talk again D:
     
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    It's necessary for fans that don't know :p
     
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  11. Brandon

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    Welp, looks like we're back on this again. :awesome:

    I'll give it a tl;dnr. Pop is not a genre. that's the best way to think of it. it's separate from genre.
     
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    :awesome:
     
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    My precious. ;)
     
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    The Genre-Talk is holding up the New Single Release xD
     
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    Would you disagree with me if I said ATS had pop elements? Because I believe it did.
     
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    HT and MT were never pop albums none of their albums were pop, some ppl cal it pop becuz it topped the charts? No No No
    you wanna compare linkin park to the backstreet boys and see which one is more POP, linkin park is far from pop
     
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    No. but it was the least pop of any album they've put out to date. it was a step in the direction away from pop.

    I'm not even going to address some certain other comments I've seen on this subject. It'd just be a waste of time.
     
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    Did you even read the post you quoted lol?
     
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    maybe in a few songs but IMO when they come for me, blackout, and wretches and kings were kinda like nu metal but more advanced more modernized than back in the day
     
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    I was just comparing and contrasting
     
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